Bob Miller's SAT math for the clueless
Subtitle: SAT math
By: Bob Miller.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Bob Miller's clueless series
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
Subjects: Mathematics -- Problems, exercises, etc; SAT (Educational test) -- Study guides
Genres: Problems, exercises, etc.; Study guides.
Other titles: SAT math for the clueless
Description: Everything you need to know to ace the math sections of the new SAT! He's back! And this time Bob Miller is helping you tackle the math sections of the new and scarier SAT! Backed by his bestselling Clueless approach and appeal, Bob Miller's second edition of SAT Math for the Clueless once again features his renowned tips, techniques, and insider strategies for complete mastery of this often-feared portion of the test. Acting as your personal tutor, Miller guides you through all the puzzling elements of mathematics, making even the most complicated material clear and easy to handle. Features include: Completely updated coverage of the new SAT I, with added topics such as Algebra II;  A sample exam for the new SAT I math sections developed especially for this book ; Sample problems with fully explained answers. Does the very thought of the new sections in the Math SAT I send chills up your spine? Do Algebra II, square roots, logs, and graphs leave you in a cold sweat? If you suffer from math anxiety, then sign up for private tutoring with Bob Miller! Like the teacher you always wished you had, but never thought existed, Bob Miller brings a combination of knowledge, empathy, and fun to the often-troubling subject of mathematics. He breaks down the learning process in an easy, nontechnical way and builds it up again using his own unique methods. "Basically, the Clueless books are my notes. Exactly the way I teach: friendly, clear, with some humor and plenty of emotion!!"
Table of contents: title: To the student; title: How to use this book; title: Acknowledgments; title: I want you to improve 50 points or 100 points or more on the math SAT; title: Fractured fractions; title: Can we compare? (Yes!) Powers that be; title: Roots, like square, man; title: Averages; title: Little number theory: Odds, evens, primes; title: 6%s; title: Substitute substitutions; title: Exponents; title: Distributive law, factoring, reducing, odds and ends; title: Equations: One unknown; title: Equations: Two (or more) unknowns and quadratics; title: Geometry: Figure the angle; title: Areal search; title: Securing the perimeter; title: Old Pythagoras (and a little isosceles); title: Volumes, surface area, distance, distance between points; title: Ratio is ...; title: Changes, around the year 1993; title: Changes for the twenty-first century: Algebraic equations; title: Functions and functional notation, and a little on exponential growth; title: Variation; title: Sets, sets, sets; title: Averages revisited; title: Matrices; title: Translating translations; title: Right angle trigonometry; title: Exponential growth and decay; title: Practicing for the math SAT; title: Practice test 1; title: Practice test 1 answers; title: Practice test II; title: Practice test II answers; title: Practice test III; title: Practice test III answers - How to take the real SAT; title: About Bob Miller ... In his own words.